Broom



l June 17, 1924.

F. A. TERHERST BROOM Filed May 3. 1923 l" Frank Jllrhers,

Patented June 17, 1924.

UNITED STATES FRANK A. TERHERST, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

BROOM.

Application filed May 3, 1.923. Serial No.36,502.

To LZZ whom yit may concern: v

Be it known that I, FRANK A. Tniinnnsr, a citizen of the United' States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful yImprovements yin Brooms, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in brooms such as are employed forhousehold use, and my object is to provide a new and useful attachmentfor releasably fastening the broom headto the handle, so that'when saidbroom head is worn out it can be readily replaced `with another withoutdiscarding the remaining parts of the broom as is ordinarily the case. s

In order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a broom constructed in accordance with theinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged broken vertical section of the lower portion ofthe broom.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section with the broom head removed, on lineIII- III of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation of the broom head with the socket in whichit is removably secured and a band associated with said socket.

Fig. 5 is a detail of one of a plurality of resilient ribs employed incarrying out the invention.

Referring now in detail to the various parts, 2 designates the handle ofthe broom, and 4 the broom head which consists of any suitable materialsuch for instance as the ordinary broom straw usually employed in theconstruction of broom heads.

6 designates a socket which has a closed top portion 8 and is adapted tohold the broom head 4. The socket 6 is surrounded by a band 10, which isremovably held in place by bolts 12.

14 designates al plurality of resilient ribs4 spaced, approximately,equal distances apart and having their lower ends firmly clamped betweenthe socket 6 and the band 10, which are corrugated as shown by Fig. 3 tomore firmly grip said ribs 14 as the downward fiaring band is forceddownwardly over the correspondingly Haring socket.

The upper ends of the ribs 14 are firmly clamped between a taperedmember 16 anda tapered sleeve 18. The tapered member 16 .is firmlyconnected to the handle 2 by a stem 20 extending upwardly into saidhandle2.; #l

22 designates a thimble ysecured to the handle 2 and passing` downwardlyover the sleeve 18 to give the broom a finished `appearance andassist inholding said tapered sleeve 18 in its active position.

Clear or colored sheet mica or Celluloid 28 is placed against the innersurface of the assembled ribs 14 to` lend an ornamental appearance tothe broom and closethe spaces between ysaid ribs to exclude and preventdust from collecting on the top 8 of theL 4 is compressed to thegeneralshapefof fthey socket 6 but slightly smaller than the same,

so that said broom-head4 can be readily' inserted in said socket, afterMwhich the broom-head expands and firmly engages the entire interiorsurface of the socket 6. The broom-head 4 can bevfurther secured inplace if desired by coating the inner surface of the socket 6 with gluebefore inserting said broom-head. The straws composing the broonrhead 4may be secured together by stitching 30 if desired. The lower ends ofthe ribs 14 are then placed in position against the exterior of thesocket 6, after which the band 10k is forced downwardly into position to-firmly hold the lower ends of the ribs 14'against the socket 6. Thebolts 12 are then placed through the slots 24 in the band 10 andregistering holes in the socket 6 and tightened up to firmly hold saidband 10 1n position and to compress the lower portion of the socket- 6firmly around the' i the sleeve 18, around which its lower end iscrimped while its upper portion is secured to the broom handle 2 bysuitable means such as a screw 26. The threaded ends of the bolts 12 arepointed as shown by Fig. 3, so that they can be readily pushed throughthe broom head 4. When the broom-head 4becomes worn too short forfurther use it can be withdrawn from the socket after removing the bolts12 and replaced by another Without discarding any other portion of thebroom. As all the parts above-described may be dissembled any part canbe readily replaced in case of breakage.

From the foregoing it Will be understood that by making the broom-headremovable Y the handle and otherI portions of the broom may be usedindefintely, thereby constituting an efficient aid to domestic economyg, and While I have shown and described the preferred construction,combination VandV arrangement of'parts, I reserve the rightto ent, is:

make such changes as properly fall Within the spirit and scope of theclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patthe spaces'between said ribs. f

2. A broom consisting of a head, means for detachably yreceiving saidhead, a plurality of ribs connected at their lovver ends to saidreceiving means, a handle provided at its lower end With a taperedelement about which the upper ends of said ribsare arranged, and atapered sleeve for holding the upper ends of said ribs firmly inposition about said tapered element.

3. A broom consisting of a. broom head, a socket in Which said broomhead is detachably mounted, closely Yspaced individual ribs grouped attheir lower ends around said socket and extending upwardly therefrom, aband extending aroundsaid socket to hold the lovver ends of the ribs inplace, a handle spaced above the broom head and about which the upperends of said ribs are grouped, and means for securing said upper ends ofsaid ribs in position, Y

Intestimony whereof I aiiix my signature, in the presence of tvvoWitnesses.

yFRANK A. TERHERST. y Witnesses: v

L. J. FISCHER, F. C. FISCHER.

